Groupon Inc. plans to hire about 80 part-time customer service workers around the region.

The Chicago-based online market operator said it is hosting a job fair Tuesday through Thursday at the Cincinnati Airport Marriott, 2395 Progress Drive, in Hebron.

Groupon is hiring people to work 20 to 30 hours a week from home to take customer service calls and respond to customer email messages. The company's customer support department is based in Chicago and sees the work-from-home model as a way to add staff without expenses of opening a new office.

In November, the company opened its first Groupon Goods warehouse near Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The company created nearly 100 jobs in the area by opening the warehouse. Groupon Goods offers limited-time, limited-number deals on a range of items such as electronics, sporting goods, jewelry, toys, home goods and apparel.

Workers are expected to earn about $11 an hour. Available shifts include mornings, evenings and weekends. Newly recruited employees are expected to attend three weeks of training at Groupon's warehouse in Hebron at 1081 Aviation Blvd.